noun

  1. shaft (e.g. in a mine), pit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
立坑 たてこう
竪坑 たてこう
縦坑 たてこう
 
立て坑 たてこう
 
 
たて坑 たてこう
立抗 たてこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
pit, hole
コウ (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
high spirits
コウ たかぶる (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)